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NEWS RELEASE # 008
FROM: CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
On the 13th day of February, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:
2006-KK-0311 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DON PAUL ROSS (Parish
of St. Tammany)
On the 14th day of February, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
PETITION FOR PERMANENT RESIGNATION FROM THE PRACTICE
OF LAW GRANTED; SEE ORDER:
2006-OB-0211
IN RE: PATRICK F. MCGREW
On the 15th day of February, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
INTERIM SUSPENSION ORDERED; SEE ORDER:
2006-B -0256
IN RE: WADE RICHARD
TRANSFERRED TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS; SEE
ORDER:
2006-OB-0297
IN RE: JAMES D. SLACK
STAY(S) DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:
2006-CC-0237 RAYMOND DAVIS AND STACEY DAVIS v. METROPOLITAN
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)
2006-CC-0316 MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., ET
AL v. TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL (Parish of Plaquemines)
2006-CC-0317 WAXLER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. TRINITY MARINE
PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Plaquemines)
2006-CC-0337 SMART GROWTH TAMMANY, INC., THEODORE F. BARKERDING,
JR., JONATHAN BACHRACK, CHARLES MORSE, AND ANDREW VARVOUTIS
v. THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT, ET AL. (Parish of
St. Tammany)
2006-KD-0372 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TERRY THOMPSON (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
JOHNSON, J., would grant a stay.
KNOLL, J., would additionally concur for the reasons assigned
by the court of appeal.
WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:
2006-KK-0319 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAN MARGARET WATERS (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
On the 17th day of February, 2006,
the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana
in the case(s) listed below:
WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED:
2005-C -1263 MICHELLE DETRAZ v. VICTOR LEE D/B/A VIRGIN
NAILS (Parish of Lafayette)
2005-K -1905 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MATTHEW KELLEY (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-C -2023 POWER MARKETING DIRECT, INC. v. CHRIS FOSTER
(Parish of Ouachita)
WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED WITH ORDER:
2004-CC-2027 D. BRENNAN HOLLOWAY v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY, MADISON PARISH POLICE JURY AND STATE OF
LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AND DAVID HOLLOWAY AND SUSAN HOLLOWAY v. KANSAS
CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, MADISON PARISH POLICE JURY
AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
CORPORATION (Parish of Madison)
2004-CC-2635 KAREN F. STEWART AND JOSEPHINE FOREMAN AND
I. DAVID FOREMAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR
CHILD, MICHAEL FOREMAN, DECEASED v. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
KAREN G. SHERMAN AND IMPERIAL FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY (Parish of Iberville)
2005-CC-0775 RUSSELL AND MARY MCADAMS, SAMUEL KENNARD RHYNE
AND JACLYN RHYNE, INDIVIDUALLY AND STACY RHYNE, INDIVIDUALLY
v. STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of St. Mary)
2005-C -0861 ANDREA BORDEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NATURAL
TUTRIX OF ASHLEY BORDEN v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY , AL SPIVEY AND CITY OF RAYVILLE (Parish of Richland)
2005-K -1486
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL WAYNE WILSON (Parish of
Calcasieu)
See Per Curiam.
2005-KK-1665 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. SUZETTE HILLS (Parish
of Orleans)
WRIT APPLICATION GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED; SEE
PER CURIAM:
2005-KP-1556
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CORY D. WILLIAMS AKA COREY DEWAYNE
WILLIAMS (Parish of Caddo)
REHEARING GRANTED:
2005-B -0852 IN RE: JOHN E. DEMORUELLE
RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE ORDERED; SEE PER CURIAM:
2005-B -1686
IN RE: W. EUGENE JESSUP
KNOLL, J., dissents and would not impose reciprocal discipline.
WRIT APPLICATION(S) DISMISSED:
2006-KD-0390 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELDRED JOHNSON (Parish
of Jefferson)
2006-KD-0392 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELDRED JOHNSON (Parish
of Jefferson)
WRIT APPLICATION(S) NOT CONSIDERED:
2005-CP-2218 MICHAEL MCDANIEL v. WAYNE MOREIN, SHERIFF,
ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)
2005-CP-2219 FRANK ELSIE KELLY, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER
CAPACITY AS PROVISIONAL TUTRIX AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE MINOR, JAMES VINCENT KELLY, PAMELA FRAZIER AND ANNIE
KELLY RIOS v. JESSE JAMES CASTON AND ANDREA CAROL FOREMAN
KELLY BROCASTO (Parish of East Carroll)
WRIT APPLICATION(S) DENIED:
2005-KH-0609 STATE EX REL BILLY SISUNG v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-C -1251 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR v. TOURO
INFIRMARY C/W CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR v. TOURO
INFIRMARY HOSPITAL C/W CITY OF NEW ORLEANS' DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE ORLEANS PARISH TAX COLLECTOR
v. TOURO INFIRMARY (Parish of Orleans)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.
2005-KH-1369 STATE EX REL. CHRIS LEPINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Tammany)
2005-KH-1370 STATE EX REL JOSEPH ALPINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1371 STATE EX REL. TYRONE JONES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1373 STATE EX REL EDWARD R. WYNN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1374 STATE EX REL. ESTHER PENNS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-CI-1375 KEVIN PETERSON v. WINN PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY
(Parish of Winn)
WEIMER, J., recused.
2005-KH-1393 STATE EX REL JAMES ODOMS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1394 STATE EX REL JOHN POULLARD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Landry)
2005-KH-1396 STATE EX REL JOSEPH BAQUET v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1397 STATE EX REL DAVID SCOTT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1398 STATE EX REL LOREY DANIEL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Charles)
2005-KH-1399 STATE EX REL NOBLE BATES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Caddo)
2005-KH-1400 STATE EX REL SHERMAN REAVES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Webster)
2005-KH-1401 STATE EX REL. PETER CELESTINE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Iberia)
KNOLL, J., recused.
2005-KH-1402 STATE EX REL ERIC CORMIER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Acadia)
2005-KH-1403 STATE EX REL. EDDIE J. ARMANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. James)
2005-KH-1404 STATE EX REL. GEORGE M. PORTER v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1405 STATE EX REL. NELSON QUITMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1406 STATE EX REL. WILLIE PETERS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1407 STATE EX REL JEROME NORMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
JOHNSON, J., would grant.
2005-KH-1408 STATE EX REL HORACE JENKINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1409 STATE EX REL RODNEY CHATMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Caddo)
2005-KH-1410 STATE EX REL CLIFTON G. CONLEY v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Webster)
2005-KH-1411 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Allen)
2005-KH-1413 STATE EX REL. KEVIN L. GOLDSTON v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
2005-KH-1414 STATE EX REL JAMES MCCRANEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1415 STATE EX REL ERIC GRESHAM v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1424 STATE EX REL BENNY MESHELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Sabine)
2005-KH-1426 STATE EX REL ROYD SCHLEVE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Tammany)
WEIMER, J., recused.
2005-KH-1427 STATE EX REL WILLIAM WIGGINS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1432 STATE EX REL CAREY LOUIS HOOD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Rapides)
2005-KH-1433 STATE EX REL ANTHONY BERNARD MEEKS v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)
2005-KH-1434 STATE EX REL. MICHAEL WAYNE NEWSON v. STATE
OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)
2005-KH-1435 STATE EX REL NORRIS BAKER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. Tammany)
2005-KH-1436 STATE EX REL. HERBERT KIRK, JR. v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)
2005-KH-1437 STATE EX REL CORNELL COOPER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Avoyelles)
KNOLL, J., recused.
2005-KH-1438 STATE EX REL VASHON KELLY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1440 STATE EX REL. ALONZO W. FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1441 STATE EX REL JONATHAN STEVENSON v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-KH-1443 STATE EX REL EUGENE FRAZIER, JR. v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)
2005-KH-1444 STATE EX REL MICHAEL EZELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Tensas)
2005-KH-1445 STATE EX REL WARREN JOSEPH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Lafourche)
WEIMER, J., recused.
2005-KH-1542 STATE EX REL. EDDIE J. ARMANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of St. James)
2005-KH-1610 STATE EX REL JOHN MURPHY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KH-1635 STATE EX REL HENRY FRANCIS WEBER v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)
2005-C -1802 DR. THOMAS J. DURANT, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND
AS THE NATURAL PARENT AND CURATOR OF HIS SON, THOMAS J.
DURANT, III, ET AL. v. CABLE COM, INC., ET AL. C/W LEROY
DAVIS v. DAVID W. JOHNSON, ET AL. (Parish of W. Baton Rouge)
2005-KH-1884 STATE EX REL EUGENE FRAZIER, JR. v. STATE OF
LOUISIANA (Parish of Sabine)
2005-C -1914 WILLIAM WALL MORRIS v. BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION
COMPANY, BASS PARTNERSHIP, MARC FISHER, AND BILLIE BREUILLE
(Parish of Plaquemines)
2005-KP-1922 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. KATHERINE BEHRE (Parish
of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J., recused.
2005-C -1930 FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION v. SHORT'S PHARMACY,
INC., AND MARTHA WOMACK (Parish of Franklin)
2005-KP-1960 STATE EX REL. PAUL WILL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KO-1966 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DARREL GRANT LEDEE (Parish
of Lafayette)
2005-KP-1968 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GERARD EDWARDS (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-K -1973 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELDERICH THOMPSON (Parish
of East Feliciana)
2005-KH-1978 STATE EX REL ALONZO W. FORD v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KP-1990 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEROY GEORGE (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-C -1997 JOHN & AMBER WILSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON
BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR SONS, GAVIN WILSON AND DYLAN WILSON
v. PROFESSIONAL PLAZA PHARMACY, INC., DEWITT RACKLEY &
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Parish of Jefferson)
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant the writ.
JOHNSON, J., would grant the writ.
KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.
2005-K -1999 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROLAND ADAMS (Parish
of Orleans)
2005-KO-2002 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ELTON L. THOMAS, JR.
(Parish of Jefferson)
2005-KO-2003 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL A. PAGAN (Parish
of Jefferson)
2005-KO-2004 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOHN J. KENDALL (Parish
of St. Tammany)
2005-KO-2005 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ARTHUR WALKER (Parish
of Jefferson)
2005-KO-2006 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HOWARD LINDSEY, JR. (Parish
of St. Tammany)
2005-K -2014 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TIMOTHY LYNN NEWTON (Parish
of Caddo)
2005-K -2015 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. BRANDON KEITH MCCRAY
(Parish of Caddo)
2005-KO-2046 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CHRISTOPHER MOSS (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-KO-2049 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NICHOLAS PAUL PIERRON
(Parish of Terrebonne)
2005-CC-2207 LONNIE FONTENOT, ALAN LEBLANC & WAYNE THIBODAUX
v. DIAMOND B. MARINE SERVICES, INC., ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY
& NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA
(Parish of Plaquemines)
2005-C -2208 OSCAR C. DANTZLER, JR. v. HAMMOND FIRE AND
POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AND THE CITY OF HAMMOND POLICE
DEPARTMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)
2005-C -2209 ORMOND NURSING & CARE CENTER, LLC v. HEALTH
CHOICE GROUP, LLC (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-C -2211 DONNA GEORGE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF
HER MINOR CHILDREN, MALIK AND DEUNDRA GEORGE, AND AS ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE ESTATE OF AMESHA GEORGE v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW
ORLEANS AND ASHLEY COMPANIES (Parish of Orleans)
2005-CC-2220 TONI M. D'ANNA, ET AL. v. ZALE-DELAWARE, ET
AL. AND L&R MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton
Rouge)
2005-C -2224 FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION v. DENMON'S LOUISIANA
PHARMACY, INCORPORATED AND ROBERT C. DENMON (Parish of Bossier)
2005-C -2226 JOSEPH C. ZULLI, JR. AND LINDA R. ZULLI v.
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND ST. CHARLES PARISH (Parish
of St. Charles)
2005-C -2231 NELDA ELLIS, DONNA DRYDEN, AND WAVA CHERRY
v. PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS, INC., COMTECH CONSOLIDATION
GROUP, INC. AND WILLIAM DICKERSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)
2005-CC-2233 SUMMIT INSTITUTE OF PULMONARY MEDICINE AND
REHABILITATION v. LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY
COMPANY D/B/A BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
KIMBALL, J., recused.
2005-C -2242 JEAN BOUDREAUX AND THE VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD
ON APRIL 6, 1983 ON THE TANGIPAHOA RIVER v. THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL (Parish of
Tangipahoa)
2005-CC-2244 WAYNE M. PENDER & ANDREW ORDELL MILSTEAD,
JR. v. MARY LEE ELMORE, EDNA MCCAULEY THOMAS, LEONDRA D.
JULKS, FRANK TOSTEN AND RANDY CARPENTER, ET AL (Parish of
Ouachita)
2005-C -2245 CAROLYN E. MYLES, ET AL. v. CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES,
INC., ET AL. (Parish of Evangeline)
2005-CC-2246 SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOC., ETC. v.
BOH BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. (Parish of Calcasieu)
VICTORY, J., would grant.
2005-CC-2247 CALVIN KEMP, CALVIN KEMP AS THE NATURAL TUTOR
OF LILLIAN SAMARI KEMP, CALVIN KEMP AS TUTOR OF MELANIE
JANAY PRUD'HOMME AND CALVIN KEMP AS CURATOR OF MARIAN PRUD'HOMME
KEMP v. KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, CW&W CONTRACTORS,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AND THE TOWN OF ARCADIA (Parish of Bienville)
2005-CC-2250 FRED H. HOFFPAUIR v. SEMAC, INC., ET AL. (Parish
of Calcasieu)
2005-C -2251 GLENDA JOHNIKIN v. JONG'S, INC. (Office of
Workers' Compensation Dist. 1E)
2006-KK-0187 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. FRANK V. LEMM (Parish
of Livingston)
2006-C -0206 DONNIE FRANKLIN v. TIFFANY FRANKLIN (Parish
of E. Baton Rouge)
